The Olympics

[Byron]

One only has to see the Tour De France to understand the cyclists' physique
(look at Bradley Wiggins's arms) but where do you rate boxers and amateur wrestlers which, with martial arts practitioners, I would expect to see alongside gymnasts ?

[PSDave]

its not as much fat as it is solid muscle. They are built for the sport that requires incredible strength all over. They are like floating rugby players or wrestlers that need lots of muscle to take control of the opponent and still have control to throw the ball hard. If I were you, I wouldn't want to call them pudgy to their faces!

[kumu]

Halftime in the US v. Montenegro match, US 4, Montenegro 2. A very exciting match. One of the announcers pointed out there's a professional water polo league in Europe, now I know why landlocked countries like Hungary have fielded such excellent teams for many years. I notice in TV coverage of swim and dive meets in the US the camera often makes an effort to photo the athlete from above the waist as if the sight of a speedo on a male body would be upsetting for American audiences, but these camera people have no such false modesty. Back to the match!

[Byron]

Yes - east European states and The Balkans have some good teams - Croatians are very keen players and it's a popular sport there.

(we should see more of them - with divers they seem to be the last refuge of the speedo)

[swim..]

Wish those suits were available for sale. Would get one in a minute. Some great shots of the US waterpolo guys yesterday. Did you notice the one guy with the suit rolled up like a tiny bikini? Very hot

[kumu]

I have a couple of Turbos, they are solid for water polo play, i use em for body surfing.

Some guys double up their speedos for water polo because like the announcers said yesterday its "brutal and vicious", you can easily lose a suit. Do you think the Olympics water polo guys double their suits too?

[Byron]

What a pity - I didn't see the US competitor hiking up his speedos like the surf boat Aussies do down at Bondi etc.

I don't know enough about the Olympic Rules to know whether double suits are allowed to be worn - but they certainly used to be (and maybe less so now) in club matches and Turbo was always the brand for the water polo players (but maybe AussieBum comes into the picture more nowadays).

We have swimmer members on this board but I don't think I've heard yet from a guy who participates in water polo.